Nutrient uptake and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) inoculated with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-48

  Rokhzadi, Asad ^a   Toashih, Vafa ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center of Kurdistan   (Iran)

Author keywords

Azospirillum; Azotobacter; Cicer arietinum L.; Mesorhizobium; Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; Pseudomonas

Indexed keywords

AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOTOBACTER; AZOTOBACTER CHROOCOCCUM; CICER ARIETINUM; MESORHIZOBIUM; MESORHIZOBIUM CICERI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 79851469387     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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